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Job 41:27 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. "
Job 41:27
Verse in Context
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25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
26 If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
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Job 41:1
"“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?"
Job 41:2
"Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?"
Job 41:3
"Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?"
Job 41:4
"Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?"
Job 41:5
"Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?"
Job 41:6
"Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants?"
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